(by James)
The Nation worries about the use of performance enhancing drugs (PED) turning into a steroids arms race. No one wants to use them. But everyone thinks they have to use them to compete. So, if one person uses them, everyone has to use them.
This arm race is now the sad reality of professional cycling. Velonews offer us the grim details:
Tyler Hamilton will likely race on European roads Tuesday for the first time since serving a two-year racing ban in what's sure to be an emotional comeback after one of the most contentious doping cases in cycling history.
And, if this does not best describe the credibility problem cycling has, nothing will
Sadly, Hamilton's last day as a pro serves as a painful reminder of just what the sport has suffered through in recent years. That day's stage was won by Roberto Heras (stripped of the 2005 Vuelta title and suspended for EPO), who knocked Floyd Landis (facing the loss of the 2006 Tour de France title on a testosterone charge) out of the leader's jersey. Finishing second that day was Santiago Perez (suspended for blood doping), who finished ahead of third-placed Francisco Mancebo (named in Operación Puerto and ejected from the 2006 Tour).
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